OBITUARIES 6-28-13

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Jun 28, 2013 at 12:01 AMJun 28, 2013 at 6:10 PM

LaLIBERTE, E. Joseph, 90, West Bridgewater

LOPES, Deborah, 72, Taunton

TRAVERS, Edward II, 61, Raynham

In West Bridgewater, June 25, 2013, Dr. E. Joseph LaLiberte, age 90, passed away in the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater while surrounded by his loving family. Joseph was the husband of the late Marjorie (Lehan) LaLiberte. He was born in Brockton, the son of the late Emery J. LaLiberte Sr. and Mary Hendrick. Joseph graduated from Thayer Academy in Braintree and received his bachelors and doctorate degrees from Boston College. He served his country during WWII in the Coast Guard. Joseph resided most of his life in Raynham, where he raised his family. He was a lifelong educator and the superintendant of Raynham Public schools. Joseph was the former the director of P.C.C., Project Contemporary Competitiveness. He enjoyed fishing, coin collecting, writing and above all was a devoted father and grandfather who cherished his time with family. Joseph leaves his children Robert LaLiberte and his wife Therese Wright of West Barnstable, Nancy Many and her husband Christopher of Taunton, Jean Gilrein and her husband James of Raynham, Joanne Havens and husband Andrew of Fort Wayne, Indiana, David LaLiberte and his wife Beth Manning LaLiberte of Needham and Patricia Symes and husband Michael of Wenham, MA. He leaves his fourteen grand children and six great grand children. His siblings Alice Bruce of Brockton and Lorraine MacLennan of Annapolis, Maryland. Funeral from the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St., Taunton, MA 02780 on Monday, July 1st at 9:30 am. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Ann’s Church in Raynham at 11 am. Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours on Sunday from 3-6 pm. Burial will be in Bourne National Cemetery. Donations in Joseph’s memory may be made to the Dr. E. Joseph & Marjorie LaLiberte Scholarship Fund, Mechanic’s Cooperative Bank, 72 Main St., Bridgewater, MA 02324 Visit our website www.okeefewade.com to sign the online guestbook, obituaries & directions.

Deborah (LaRue) Lopes, wife of the late George Lopes, died at Morton Hospital on June 26, 2013. She was 72. Born in Dighton, she was the daughter of the late Henry C. and Beatrice D. (Jenney) LaRue. She was employed as a clerk by Mastria Buick. Mrs. Lopes enjoyed shopping with her best friend Jeannie Sumstead. She leaves two sons, Joseph and Timothy Rogers of Taunton; a daughter, Betty Rogers of Taunton; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was also the mother of the late Michael H. Rogers and the sister of the late Russell LaRue. Calling Hours will be held at the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Wednesday July 3rd from 5 to 7 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Funeral services and burial will be private at a later date. www.silvafuneralhome.com.

Edward Travers, II of Raynham, formerly of East Taunton, died at his home on June 25, 2013. He was 61. Born in Taunton, he was son of the late Edward, Sr. and Mary (Dukacz) Travers. He graduated from Bridgewater-Raynham High School in 1970. For many years Ed owned and operated East Taunton Video. He was an enthusiastic Boston sports fan and avid collector of sports and pop icon memorabilia. He also enjoyed his vintage car collection. For twenty years, he was a coach in East Taunton Little League. He leaves a son, Edward Travers,III and his wife Erin of East Taunton; daughter, Marie Williams of N. Dighton and Bobbi Jo Silva of Anderson, IN; a wife, Deborah Travers of East Taunton; two sisters, Nancy Claiborne of Taunton and Jayne Champagne of Raynham; also survived by several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. His funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Tuesday July 2nd at 9a.m. followed by a mass at Holy Rosary Church at 10 a.m. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling Hours will be held at the funeral home on Monday July 1st from 5 to 8 p.m. www.silvafuneralhome.com.

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